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tomverlaine

tomverlaine

Native language:
English
Total orders:
2472
Nationality:
United States
Residence:
Japan
Skills
  • Exam Preparation
  • Business English
  • American English
  • Beginner
  • Kids
  • Advanced
  • EIKEN
  • TOEIC
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • Teaching License
Certifications
TEFL/TESOL certified
Announcements
Experienced English teacher from the US, living in Japan.
Hobbies/Travel
My favorite hobbies are music, weightlifting, and studying Japanese. My favorite country is Japan, where I live, although I'm from the USA and have family and many friends there. My most interesting visit to another country (besides Japan) was to South Korea in 2011. The highlight of that vacation was visiting the DMZ border of North Korea, which was a very intense experience.
Message from the instructor
My text correction style is somewhat minimalistic, unless a "drastic change" or "formal," etc. is requested, as I do my best to preserve customers' words and ideas, and although I'm strict about grammar and punctuation, I also try to be as intuitive as possible so that my corrections don't result in failing to get the point across that they're trying to make.
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your detail explanations as usual. Your guess about my unclear usage of the word "area" is correct. Basically, I used the word "area" as the meaning of "ethnicity". I found that it was difficult for the readers to understand my intention of this composition. Thank you for your advice. Anyway, I'm looking forward to meeting with you here. Best Regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★
  • Lavender19

    Lavender19

    Thank you for your correction. I check the basic grammar, and then I will try to make more complex sentences.

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your corrections and explanations! We visited my in-laws' home. Our daughter had been exciting there because she was happy to meet them. Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • wakaran

    wakaran

    Thank you for correcting my essay. Your feedback was easy to follow and helpful, as always!

    ★★★★★
  • mashroom

    mashroom

    Dear Tom, I appreciate your advice. Have a nice day. Mashroom

    ★★★★★
  • wako38

    wako38

    Dear Tom, Thank you for correcting my writing and your kind message. I understand your explanation! Have a nice day. Kind regards, wako38

    ★★★★★
  • cocotarosu21

    cocotarosu21

    Thank you always! You're been very helpful. Have a great day!

    ★★★★★
  • deeppink26279

    deeppink26279

    Thank you for correcting my errors. I learned a lot of new grammatical things.

    ★★★★★
  • cocotarosu21

    cocotarosu21

    Thanks for explanation! They are very helpful!

    ★★★★★
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your informative review as usual! Honestly, it is difficult for me to use proper prepositions as you know, but your explanation about it is very helpful and I’ll keep trying. I’m looking forward to meeting with you soon. Best Regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★
  • crimson19024

    crimson19024

    Dear Tom, Thank you for your polite feedback. Especially I learned a lot about how to use hyphenation from you. Have a nice weekend.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you as always.

    ★★★★★
  • m-yoshiro

    m-yoshiro

    Dear Tom, Good morning too. I'm glad that my entry was almost perfect! As you said, I'm also looking forward to fall because I don't like using the air conditioner. If you keep checking for the tree, you fill find the situation I described even if in winter! Thank you for helping me, and I hope you have a great day. Best regards, m-yoshiro

    ★★★★★
  • m-yoshiro

    m-yoshiro

    Dear Tom, Hello again. I appreciate your help. It's difficult to use the words "more" and "better" correctly, so I want to learn more about it. (plus comma splice) I guess the logic behind my two-step program is to cover teeth with substances from teeth-paste after blushing. I hope you also have a great day! Best regards, m-yoshiro

    ★★★★★
  • m-yoshiro

    m-yoshiro

    Dear Tom, Hello, Tom! Thank you for checking my entry. I went to the restaurant again with the woman yesterday, and we didn't have any messes as you said because I had told it before. I really enjoyed the lunch. I look forward to working with you again soon. Best regards, m-yoshiro

    ★★★★★

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